The Quiet Ones

Name: The Quiet Ones
Genre: Horror
Released: April 25, 2014
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Erin Richards, Jared Harris, Olivia Cooke, Sam Claflin

2014

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THE QUIET ONES

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Lionsgate | Release Date: April 25, 2014

Starring: Erin Richards, Jared Harris, Olivia Cooke, Sam Claflin

Summary: An unorthodox professor (Jared Harris) uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist. [Hammer Films]

Director: John Pogue

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 98 min

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The Playlist - Drew Taylor

Apr 28, 2014

While the movie is not without its charms, there's nothing indicating that it's actually a Hammer movie. Read full review

RogerEbert.com - Glenn Kenny

Apr 25, 2014

If you look at a horror movie’s prime directive to be to scare the viewer, there’s no denying that, at times, The Quiet Ones got me. Read full review

Total Film - Paul Bradshaw

Apr 7, 2014

There’s creepy dolls, cameras tipped on their side, blasts of white noise and a horny teenage Scooby gang helping Jared Harris’ Oxford prof stir up a poltergeist in the mind of a moody emo girl (Olivia Cooke). Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Stephen Dalton

Apr 4, 2014

The film relies on high production values and sense-battering shock tactics to make up for wooden performances and an illogical, silly script. As an exercise in retro pastiche, it impresses. But as a postmodern genre reinvention, it fails to deliver. Read full review

McClatchy-Tribune News Service - Roger Moore

Apr 27, 2014

It’s a load of horrific hooey. Read full review

New York Magazine (Vulture) - Bilge Ebiri

Apr 27, 2014

This demonic possession story is at times so lame it makes the last "Paranormal Activity" flick look like a masterpiece. Read full review

New York Daily News - Jordan Hoffman

Apr 24, 2014

Ah, wait — it’s an ancient Sumerian curse. That seems like poppycock to everyone but this film’s four screenwriters, who also unfortunately go for crashes and yelling instead of a frightening story. Read full review

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ProfChumley

Apr 26, 2014

This is a thinking man's horror film, not a shock or gore fest. In that light this was masterfully done, you're uneasy from start to finish. Loved it.

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WJS

Jan 16, 2015

This movie does have a few effective scares and it's well acted, but the screenplay lacks any sense of narrative and the direction is haphazard at best. I'm still trying to figure it all out.

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csw12

May 22, 2014

The Quiet Ones isn't a terrible film and will admit it had moments that were frightening but I began to realize after awhile the director relying on deafening sounds rather than story to scare the audience.

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DCEdmonds

Jan 20, 2015

"The Quiet Ones" 10 Scale Rating: 4.0 (Bad) ...

The Good: Well-acted all around, especially Jared Harris. In fact, Harris' Professor Coupland was a throwback to old school horror flicks from the 70s and was a great character. The potential for a decent film was definitely there. The"The Quiet Ones" 10 Scale Rating: 4.0 (Bad) ...

The Good: Well-acted all around, especially Jared Harris. In fact, Harris' Professor Coupland was a throwback to old school horror flicks from the 70s and was a great character. The potential for a decent film was definitely there.

The Bad: Sadly, the film is completely boring and I lost interest before the halfway mark. The story itself (which starts off interesting) loses it's way and flails desperately in a failed attempt to scare you. Any drama or intrigue the early stages of the film set up dissipate and you just want it to end.… Expand

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GuillermoBM

Jan 19, 2016

Summary: I just can't believe that this lackluster mess came out from Hammer Productions. 40/100 [C-]

I am not a fan of John Pogue. He directed the Quarantine sequel called Quarantine 2: Terminal, and even though I enjoyed some scenes in its first act, the rest of it was quite tedious andSummary: I just can't believe that this lackluster mess came out from Hammer Productions. 40/100 [C-]

I am not a fan of John Pogue. He directed the Quarantine sequel called Quarantine 2: Terminal, and even though I enjoyed some scenes in its first act, the rest of it was quite tedious and dumb. The Quiet Ones is just as uneven as Quarantine 2, and that was so disappointing. Hammer Productions has made great modern horror films such as The Woman in Black and Let Me In, but this one was such a flop. The movie has an awesome cast, and unfortunately the worst director possible. Moving on, the character development felt extremely rushed and forced. The performances were good, but some of the characters were not developed enough and I did not care about them. Krissi (Erin Richards) and Harry (Rory Fleck-Byrne) were annoying and unlikable.

I just wanted to slap the director because he wasted an incredible cast. Olivia Cooke, Jared Harris and Sam Claflin deserved a better script! Cooke (from the TV show Bates Motel) was stunning. Claflin gave his best too. Thankfully, The Quiet Ones proves two things: do not trust in trailers, and do not trust in Hammer anymore. Overall, it is just your average horror movie with tons of jump scares, a creepy house and brainless characters. It uses an unnecessary found-footage format that does not even add atmosphere or realism to the film. Yes, it boasts a few scares but nothing epic or memorable. Even though I enjoyed a few scenes, I can not recommend it. It was quite average, the best things about it were the performances and the costume design.

I could say that the movie was slightly above average, but the last 10 minutes were just plain bad to me, they were very confusing, stupid and laughable. Also, in the last five minutes there was a scene that has CGI fire, it looked so fake and cheap. As I said the strength of the film was the production value; such as the costumes, camera work and locations. It is a shame that the scares in the trailer looked terrifying, but in the movie itself these scares were silly and hilarious. Anyway, leaving aside its flaws, I actually enjoyed four or five moments in the film, maybe even more, I do not remember. That is why I think that it deserves a decent 2/5 rating. It was not an atrocious movie, my main problem with The Quiet Ones is that wasted its huge potential. [C-]… Expand

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REDWOU

Nov 29, 2014

Such a pointless movie. People would think Texas Chainsaw (2013) was pointless but compared to this, Texas Chainsaw would win the Oscar for Best Picture.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

TheWheres

May 24, 2014

This movie lacks everything. The story is weak, the acting is dreadful besides the main actor. Its not scary other then a few jump scenes. The people stick it out so when they all die, your not a bit surprised. Its not worth a watch. Ive seen better acting on America's funniest home videos.

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